中国书法是汉字的书写艺术，也是东亚书法的代表。所以以文字为基准的角度看，中国书法是一种很独特的视觉艺术，但是这种独特性并不妨碍不认识中文字体的人欣赏中国书法。汉字是中国书法中的重要因素，因为中国书法是在中国文化里产生、发展起来的，而文字是中国文化的基本要素之一。以文字为依托，是中国书法区别于其他种类书法的主要标示。
Chinese calligraphy is the art of writing Chinese characters, and it is also a representative of East Asian calligraphy. So from the perspective of text, Chinese calligraphy is a very unique visual art, but this uniqueness does not prevent people who do not know Chinese fonts from appreciating Chinese calligraphy. Chinese characters are an important factor in Chinese calligraphy, because Chinese calligraphy was produced and developed in Chinese culture, and characters are one of the basic elements of Chinese culture. Relying on words is the main mark that distinguishes Chinese calligraphy from other types of calligraphy.